Feeling as though her stomach had dropped to the floor and her heart was caught in her throat. She took the papers addressed to her, leaving her left hand on Scorpio's shoulder. "Thank you!" She called after Isabelle as she retreated up the stairs once more. Jo read the letters slowly and bit her lip to keep it from trembling. 

It felt good to know that she wasn't the only one not able to get her mind off of him. Jo looked down at the reflecting pool as Scorpio did her last task. Waving her away, she started on the paperwork.

With a grin on her face, she darted up the steps, past a surprised Axel, and into Leon's room. "Sorry!" She yelled back at him. "My bad!" Closing the door softly, she rummaged through her things until she found what she was looking for. A pen and paper. She hadn't thought about Isabelle being able to go back and forth so she hadn't been writing him as much as he had.

My Leon,

Of course he has been named after you. I sleep with him every night. The gods down here of been slacking the last 3 days, but that's my fault. I have been locked in your ivory tower, sulking. I am now out and helping again. The lion helps. I however do not think it is fair that you can watch me but I can't see you. Counting down the days.
I miss you. XOXO
Jo, goldfish extraodinaire 

She grinned and looked up at the ceiling and for good measure, in case he was watching, she stuck out her tongue and scrunched her nose up. Laughing at herself, she folded the piece of paper and set off to find Isabelle.

She found her in the backyard swinging. "Will you take this to Leon, please?" She asked and handed over the envelope with a small, sheepish smile. Isabelle grinned and disappeared instantly.

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The next four days were spent helping out all the gods one by one try to catch up and do as much as possible. Jo was feeling slightly better than she did after Leon's disappearance. None of the gods had spoken much about it, fearing to cause her more heartache. 

She sat on the sofa in the front living room, reading a novel while everyone else was writing up reports for the day. She curled her legs underneath her and stared blankly at the pages, not seeing the words. Instead she was thinking about what Leon was doing up above. Jo pictured his face in her mind with that soft smile and twinkle in his eye he got when he was laughing at her. With a small smile, she bit her lip and blinker a few times, coming back to the present. This was harder than she thought it woul be.